Tim Melia

Chivas USA acquired goalkeeper Tim Melia in 2012 after two seasons with Real Salt Lake and signed him to a contract extension in March of 2013. The New York native solidified himself as team captain Dan Kennedy’s backup during the 2012 and 2013 campaigns, making four league starts and recording 17 career saves. Melia has logged the majority of his minutes with the Red-and-White Reserve Team and has made two starts in the U.S. Open Cup for the Goats.

The fifth-year netminder joined RSL in 2010 and was later sent on loan to USL-2 side Charleston Battery in April, where he helped lead the South Carolina club to a league title, making eight saves in the final. Melia finished his collegiate career as one of the top goalkeepers to ever attend Lynn University, finishing in the Fighting Knights’ all-time top-five in shutouts (18) and selected as the Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Year.